Serra Catholic School
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Private school
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Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
school located in Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. Founded in 1995, it serves students in grades JK–8. Each grade K–5 has four classes. In grades 6–8 five classes are available. JK has one. The school supports four parishes: San Francisco Solano, Santiago de Compostela, St. Kilian, and Holy Trinity Parishes.
A new middle school building and gymnasium was completed for the 2009–2010 school year. It includes a library and math and science labs, students in the new buildings receive a locker. Enrollment is capped at 1008 students. It has a great education service teaching religion.
The school also offers a wonderful debate program that have placed in all of their tournaments and a decathlon team that took first in the state tournament.
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